Textual Analysis - Magazine Cover

Vogue

On this Vogue cover we see Cara Delevigne who is a very popular model at the moment. The social economic grouping for this magazine is prodominately As and Bs as the clothes featured in the magazine are designer, therefore only As and Bs would be able to afford the clothing. The target audience is women between the ages of 20-35 who are interested in high end fashion and have £4.10 to spend  This is because women of those ages are more likely to be in a well paying job, putting them into the A and B catagories. A secondary audience would be fans of Cara Delevigne. Furthermore, Cara is well known for modelling for designer brands which also reinforces the social economic group. From the coverlines it is evident the magazine is based around fashion. 

The main cover line is 'Spring Fashion Special' which denotes the magazine is about fashion, appealing to the target audience. All of the cover lines are about fashion, which portrays what the whole magazine is about. The main image of Cara is mostly based around her face and not her clothing, drawing attention to her. This is the cover of British Vogue and this is portrayed through the red, white and blue of the cover. Using Cara as the main image is useful as she is highly linked to designer brands such as Mulberry and Chanel. Furthermore, the cover line 'Model of the year' portrays Cara in a positive, respectable light and the high key lighting reflects how the spotlight is on her. The masthead is at the top and in white. Vogue is a very iconic fashion magazine, therefore most people know what the magazine is about.